When Liu Jin and Zhang Mao commanded the Ming Dynasty's army to conquer Annan and Champa, on the other half of the world, on the sea of the Port of Cadiz, Spain, two Spanish sailing ships were slowly sailing towards the port.
"The great Kingdom of Castile, I'm back!"
On the deck of the Saint Mary, Kolster looked at the Port of Cadiz in front of him and couldn't help but roar.
He was so excited.
Every route to America is full of endless dangers, and there is a high possibility that you will never return. Being able to come back is something to be happy about.
Especially this time, they finally came into contact with the Ming people in the far east. He used all the wealth he gained in America to buy silk, porcelain, and glass mirrors from the Ming Dynasty. He believed that as long as these things arrived in Spain, they would definitely be
It can make him rich overnight.
Wealth is his favorite thing.
"Finally arrived in Spain?"
Jiang Liang looked at the excited Kolster beside him, and then at the increasingly clear port city in front of him. He was also slightly excited.
He became the first Ming Dynasty man to come to Spain.
Things started a few months ago when Carlster met Tian Erniu and others in Penglai Port. After the first encounter between the two parties, Spain on the American islands of Hispaniola and Cuba were all excited.
Ruo Kuang went to Penglai Island one after another to contact the Ming people here.
They used the gold and silver in their hands to buy almost all the silk, porcelain, mirrors and other things from the Ming people here on Penglai Island [District 8 www.yeyin8.com].
Then they immediately sent two ships back to Spain, hoping to bring the good news back.
Since Columbus opened the American route, the place they most wanted to reach was the far east. They wanted to find the Ming Dynasty and obtain the silk, porcelain and spices of the Ming Dynasty people.
However, the American route has been opened for ten years, and they have never reached the far east and never met the Ming people.
Now, they finally had news about a faraway and rich country, which made them extremely excited, and they wanted to send the news back to Spain immediately.
In order to make more people believe that they had found the Ming Dynasty and made contact with the distant and fertile country, Carlster also sent an invitation to Tian Erniu, inviting Tian Erniu to send some people to follow them to Europe.
Spain.
After much thought, Tian Erniu decided to respond to Karst's invitation, so he sent a team of twenty people headed by Jiang Liang and Zhao Houhou to follow Karst to Europe.
This is a careful consideration after careful consideration.
Europeans opened new routes and wanted to go to the East. On the Ming side, many merchants, led by Tianjin Ocean Trading Company, also wanted to go to Europe, because according to Liu Jin's description, the porcelain and silk of the Ming Dynasty were available in Europe.
Equivalent to gold.
If you can travel to Europe, it means you can open a door to wealth and exchange boatloads of porcelain and silk for boatloads of gold and silver.
Of course, by following Karst to Europe, you can also know how far the Golden Continent is from Europe, and you can also prove that the earth is indeed a round ball, and you can reach the same place from the east or the west.
Now it happens that Carlster invites me to go to Europe, so that would be the best. By the way, I can also learn the navigation skills of Europeans.
After arriving in Europe, we can also understand the situation in Europe clearly and provide a basis for Ming Dynasty's subsequent decision-making.
The two sides hit it off immediately, so Jiang Liang and Zhao Houhou followed Carlster's fleet to Europe. After 63 days of sailing, they finally arrived at the Spanish port of Cadiz smoothly.
"After 63 days, we finally arrived in Europe."
Beside Jiang Liang, Zhao Houhou also looked at the exotic city in front of him.
In the early 16th century, the Port of Cadiz began to become prosperous with the discovery of America.
In addition to Columbus's first trip to the Americas, which was from Port Barros, the next three trips to the Americas all started from here. The entire Port of Cadiz also prospered rapidly with the opening of American routes and African routes.
Shipbuilding, fishing, and the slave trade were flourishing, making this port city vaguely comparable to Lisbon in Portugal.
At this time, the Port of Cadiz was very busy with ships of all sizes moored in the port.
"Haha, I'm back~I'm back~"
The St. Mary had not yet completely berthed, and some of the sailors on board Kolster could not help but shout excitedly at the people in the port, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the port.
"The Saint Mary is back~"
"Karster, the down-and-out nobleman, is back~"
“I don’t know how much gold and silver they brought back this time~”
"Why are there a group of very strange people on this ship?"
In the Port of Cadiz, a large number of people gathered at the pier where the Saint Mary was berthed, all eyes fixed on the Saint Mary.
Since Columbus opened the American route in 1492, the New World has become synonymous with wealth. Many people who went to the Americas became rich overnight, which made every ship returning from the Americas the focus of everyone's attention.
But soon, everyone also focused their attention on Jiang Liang, Zhao Houhou and the others on the deck. Jiang Liang and Zhao Houhou's looks, clothes, and appearance were completely different from them. They stood out from the crowd.
Became everyone's focus.
The Spaniards in the port looked at Jiang Liang, Zhao Houhou and the others, and Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang also looked at the Spaniards in the port.
The Spaniards in this era were not wealthy, and most of the people in the port were civilians. Their clothes were mainly black and gray robes, with only some women wearing white skirts.
At the same time, all the men have thick beards. Due to the lack of care, they look messy and very dirty.
"Blue eyes, high nose bridge, golden curly hair, exactly like the Europeans described by Mr. Liu."
Zhao Houhou looked at each Spain carefully, then smiled and said to Jiang Liang beside him.
"Karster, who are these people?"
The Spaniards in the port looked at Zhao Houhou, Jiang Liang and others in front of them with great curiosity.
At this moment, Jiang Liang and Zhao Houhou were wearing Ming Dynasty silk and satin, with short hair and clean shaven beards. They were different from anyone they had seen before.
"Gentlemen and ladies, please allow me to ceremoniously introduce to you that they are the Ming people from the distant east that we have always wanted to find."
Carlster looked at the anxious eyes around him, smiled, and then introduced Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang very loudly to the Spaniards present.
"These two are Mr. Zhao and Mr. Jiang from the Tianjin Ocean Trading Company under the command of the great nobleman Liu Jin from the far east!"
Carlster pointed to Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang and introduced their identities to everyone.
In Europe of this era, the most important thing is status. Nobles are nobles and common people are common people. Therefore, when Zhao Houhou and Jiang Liang were introduced, it was also emphasized that the next two people were under the command of the great Eastern noble Liu Jin.
"What?"
"Are they Ming people from the far east?"
In the port, all the Spaniards who heard Carlst's introduction couldn't help but their heads were buzzing. These people in front of them turned out to be Ming people. They turned out to be Ming people from a distant and wealthy country.
At this moment, Spain in the port looked at Zhao Houhou, Jiang Liang and the others, their eyes became extremely hot.
They finally made contact with the Ming people from the distant eastern country.
"Is the Earth really a round ball?"
"Can you really reach the far east by going west?"
Then everyone's heads were buzzing.
People have always believed more in the theory that the sky is round and the earth is round, thinking that their place is the center of the world. However, with the rise of the Renaissance movement, more and more evidence has begun to prove that the world we live in is a round ball.
But this has never been confirmed.
Columbus, who believed that the earth was a sphere, chose to sail westward. He believed that if the earth was a sphere, he could reach the far east by traveling westward.
To this end, he received the support of the Queen of Spain and made three voyages, but he never found the Ming people and had no contact with the rich countries in the far east.
This has made many people doubt whether it is possible to reach the far eastern country by going all the way west.
But now, Calster has brought back a group of Ming people. This is tantamount to a blockbuster bomb that exploded in the Port of Cadiz in an instant.
The news also spread as fast as possible in the first time. More and more people gathered at the port. Everyone wanted to come and see these Ming people and see if they were the same as those described by Marco Polo.
Just like the rich Eastern countries.
The pier where the St. Mary was parked was surrounded by water. Pairs of eyes looked at Zhao Houhou, Jiang Liang and the others, with light shining in their eyes, wishing they could study it closely at close range.
"Hello everyone~"
"My name is Zhao Houhou. I come from the Ming Empire in the far east. I am very happy to come to the great Spain."
Zhao Hou looked at the eyes in the port, smiled and waved his hands, and then greeted the people in the port in somewhat broken Spanish.
"Oh God~"
"He speaks Spanish~"
"Is the clothes he is wearing made of silk?"
"Mr. Zhao, welcome to Spain~"
"Oh~"
"Ouch~"
Suddenly, all the Spaniards in the port couldn't help cheering, the men waved their hats, and the Spanish women were so excited that they couldn't breathe.